H.M.S. Defiant

"The cry was MUTINY... and the decks ran red!..."

Apr 15 1962 Approved 1h 41m
Action, Drama, History

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.

Plot

H.M.S. Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer Lieutenant Scott-Padget (Sir Dirk Bogarde) makes this difficult, and when Captain Crawford (Sir Alec Guinness) is disabled, the chance for violence increases.

Written by

Nigel Kneale, Edmund H. North, Frank Tilsley

Directed by

Lewis Gilbert

Cast

Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

Français, English, Italiano

Awards

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